Okay chapter four here we go. Yes the Rairyu-Sen is similar to the one
Shogo used to make Kenshin blind. Since you probably don't know who
Yashiitomo is he's someone from Kaoru's past who never got back at her dad
because of his death. He wants to see the end of the Kamiya line and
because Kaoru is the only one left well yeah he wants to kill her. I kind
of switched things around because considering I've seen the whole series
Kenshin is always getting hurt and being mister show-off (in a nice way) so
yeah in this story Kaoru knows how to kick butt! ^_^ Nevermind you will see
later on.
Chapter four: The past and I know it
Kenshin couldn't believe what he just heard. Tears were steaming down his violet eyes as well as Kaoru's deep sapphire ones. "I'm...I'm blind Kenshin..." Kaoru collapsed in his arms sobbing onto his shoulder. He tried his best to comfort her by whispering soothing words to her. "I'm no good to anyone now, and Yashiitomo is only after me so there shouldn't be any reason for you to be involved in all this. I was hoping to find Yashiitomo and settle things with him alone even if I am like this at least no one else would get hurt." Kenshin draped his arm around he shoulder helping her back to Misao's house.
"What caused you to become blind in the first place?" Kenshin asked. "Yashiitomo had somehow learned a dangerous attack called Rairyu-Sen that had damaged my eyes. It was like being hit by an electric rod and all I saw was this bright blue-yellow light and then everything went black after that," Kaoru answered. Kenshin's eyes hardened a little. 'So he's the one responsible for this.' He thought. He ought to make him pay for what he did to her. "Are we going back to Misao-chan's house?" Kaoru asked. "Hai," Kenshin answered as they neared the house. "Watch your step."
"What happened to you?!" Misao asked seeing Kaoru's state. Kenshin answered sadly. "I'm afraid thanks to Yashiitomo Kaoru is now blind." Misao gasped. "WHAT?!" Kaoru shook her head. "Gomen, but it's true, Yashiitomo is after my life and I was attacked in the forest not too long ago." Misao was fuming. "That bastard is gonna pay BIG time!!!" She was stopped by Aoshi's hand on her shoulder. "Maa maa Misao. That isn't going to help at this time, so let's just try not to blow up ne?" Misao calmed down a little. "I suppose you are right."
"Kamiya-san, why is this Yashiitomo after your life?" Aoshi asked Kaoru who was sitting next to Kenshin. Kaoru kept her head downcast seeing as there was no point in looking up. "He's hated my father for some time now, because my mother was his fiancée and ever since then when mother died he had tried to kill him off as well as everyone in our family. Demo, he died before he could try to and that left just me. So now he's out to kill me for revenge. He's tried to weaken my spirit before so it would be easier to get to me and almost succeeded but I remembered how my father always said to move on no matter what." Kenshin put his arm around her sympathetically. Misao grumbled. "That creep ought to be jailed for life, have you fought him before?"
"Actually I have. He came and attempted to kill me while I was in a vulnerable state but I had managed to defeat him just barely. He said I was as stubborn and as much of a nuisance as Keisuke was," Kaoru said. Kenshin thought he almost saw her eyes glistening when she said that. "Who is this Keisuke?" Aoshi asked. Kaoru seemed hesitant to answer. "Yeah who is he?" Misao asked as well.
"I have to admit I'm curious," Kenshin added. "Demo, if you don't want to say than that's fine as well we won't push it any farther." Misao and Aoshi nodded in agreement. "It's alright," Kaoru sighed. "Keisuke...he was my fiancé." Aoshi's mouth opened just a little bit, Misao was gaping, and even Kenshin was surprised. "Kaoru-chan you were supposed to get married?!" Misao screeched. Kaoru nodded. "We were and Yashiitomo knew that so he killed him in order to get to me because he knew how much he loved me and how much I loved him. When I heard Keisuke was killed I felt like dying. Yashiitomo used that to his advantage and was sure he would defeat me in battle but he was wrong. But now that he's gotten stronger and I have lost my sight I may not stand as good a chance this time." Kenshin could see the tears in her eyes that wouldn't fall and gently settled her on his lap wrapping his arms around her comfortingly. Kaoru didn't refuse.
"What do you mean 'this time', are you seriously going to fight him again regardless?!" Misao asked. Aoshi agreed. "Isn't that a little reckless? Not to mention dangerous." Kenshin looked at her through worried eyes. Even if she couldn't see she knew what their faces must look like. "I don't have any other choice. If I don't settle things with him he'll attack all of you and I won't be able to bear it." Kaoru closed her eyes tight to prevent the tears from coming. "Eventually I will go and settle things with him. It may cost my life but if that is what it takes I will accept it." Silence filled the room. Kaoru had pulled away from Kenshin and was now standing up. She smiled at all of them. "I need to rest right now I'm tired from what happened in the forest so you guys eat dinner without me. Oyasumi minna, oh thanks for the room guys." With that said she turned and felt her way towards her room. At least she knew her way around pretty good. Kenshin stared after her, shocked by what she had said. She was risking everything for their sake.
"We should let her be for now Battousai. Just give her some time before you go to her," Aoshi said as they all headed into the room where the food was waiting. "Hai," Kenshin said not really paying attention to them. Dinner wasn't exactly the nicest thing, nobody really ate much. Unknown to them Kaoru had not really gone to her room. Rather, she was sitting against the wall of the hallway and she could hear them talking.
"I can't believe her! Why would she go fight some crazy idiot knowing full well she may not survive?!" Misao screamed. Aoshi put an arm around her to help calm her, not that it would really work. "She knows this guy will attack us and especially Battousai if she doesn't go to him or show herself to him. So she is going." Misao shook her head. "She shouldn't she shouldn't! She's going to get herself killed!"
"I won't let her." They both turned to Kenshin. "I told her I wasn't going to leave her side no matter what and I meant it. I have tried to stop her demo, it doesn't look like she will change her mind. It's no good trying to stop her."
"Why not?! Why can't you stop her?" Misao protested. Kenshin sighed staring in the direction of Kaoru's room. "I know because she tried to stop me from doing something like this two years ago." Misao froze. "When you went to fight Shishio right?" Kenshin nodded. "No matter what she did I wasn't going to change my mind, and I know she won't either. I know it. Demo, if she won't change her mind I'm going with her. I want to be there to protect her with my life no matter what."
"I do too!!!" Misao chimed. Kaoru felt tears prick her eyes. 'They are true friends. But I can't let them come with me and get involved in this. I have to leave as soon as I can.' She decided she had better now that they were distracted in a conversation. Picking up her sword she wrote a small note and left it in her room. Then she tiptoed past everyone doing her best not to bump into anything and stumbled out into the night. She never heard the last of the conversation between Kenshin and Misao.
"You have strong feelings for her don't you?"
"Hai, I love her so much. And I swore I wasn't going to let her go again."
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KYAAAA!!!!! Short chapter!!!! Yes it was a bit short and sorry for the inconvenience. But please R/R all the same! I want to thank you for supporting me through this story you guys are the best!
Chapter four: The past and I know it
Kenshin couldn't believe what he just heard. Tears were steaming down his violet eyes as well as Kaoru's deep sapphire ones. "I'm...I'm blind Kenshin..." Kaoru collapsed in his arms sobbing onto his shoulder. He tried his best to comfort her by whispering soothing words to her. "I'm no good to anyone now, and Yashiitomo is only after me so there shouldn't be any reason for you to be involved in all this. I was hoping to find Yashiitomo and settle things with him alone even if I am like this at least no one else would get hurt." Kenshin draped his arm around he shoulder helping her back to Misao's house.
"What caused you to become blind in the first place?" Kenshin asked. "Yashiitomo had somehow learned a dangerous attack called Rairyu-Sen that had damaged my eyes. It was like being hit by an electric rod and all I saw was this bright blue-yellow light and then everything went black after that," Kaoru answered. Kenshin's eyes hardened a little. 'So he's the one responsible for this.' He thought. He ought to make him pay for what he did to her. "Are we going back to Misao-chan's house?" Kaoru asked. "Hai," Kenshin answered as they neared the house. "Watch your step."
"What happened to you?!" Misao asked seeing Kaoru's state. Kenshin answered sadly. "I'm afraid thanks to Yashiitomo Kaoru is now blind." Misao gasped. "WHAT?!" Kaoru shook her head. "Gomen, but it's true, Yashiitomo is after my life and I was attacked in the forest not too long ago." Misao was fuming. "That bastard is gonna pay BIG time!!!" She was stopped by Aoshi's hand on her shoulder. "Maa maa Misao. That isn't going to help at this time, so let's just try not to blow up ne?" Misao calmed down a little. "I suppose you are right."
"Kamiya-san, why is this Yashiitomo after your life?" Aoshi asked Kaoru who was sitting next to Kenshin. Kaoru kept her head downcast seeing as there was no point in looking up. "He's hated my father for some time now, because my mother was his fiancée and ever since then when mother died he had tried to kill him off as well as everyone in our family. Demo, he died before he could try to and that left just me. So now he's out to kill me for revenge. He's tried to weaken my spirit before so it would be easier to get to me and almost succeeded but I remembered how my father always said to move on no matter what." Kenshin put his arm around her sympathetically. Misao grumbled. "That creep ought to be jailed for life, have you fought him before?"
"Actually I have. He came and attempted to kill me while I was in a vulnerable state but I had managed to defeat him just barely. He said I was as stubborn and as much of a nuisance as Keisuke was," Kaoru said. Kenshin thought he almost saw her eyes glistening when she said that. "Who is this Keisuke?" Aoshi asked. Kaoru seemed hesitant to answer. "Yeah who is he?" Misao asked as well.
"I have to admit I'm curious," Kenshin added. "Demo, if you don't want to say than that's fine as well we won't push it any farther." Misao and Aoshi nodded in agreement. "It's alright," Kaoru sighed. "Keisuke...he was my fiancé." Aoshi's mouth opened just a little bit, Misao was gaping, and even Kenshin was surprised. "Kaoru-chan you were supposed to get married?!" Misao screeched. Kaoru nodded. "We were and Yashiitomo knew that so he killed him in order to get to me because he knew how much he loved me and how much I loved him. When I heard Keisuke was killed I felt like dying. Yashiitomo used that to his advantage and was sure he would defeat me in battle but he was wrong. But now that he's gotten stronger and I have lost my sight I may not stand as good a chance this time." Kenshin could see the tears in her eyes that wouldn't fall and gently settled her on his lap wrapping his arms around her comfortingly. Kaoru didn't refuse.
"What do you mean 'this time', are you seriously going to fight him again regardless?!" Misao asked. Aoshi agreed. "Isn't that a little reckless? Not to mention dangerous." Kenshin looked at her through worried eyes. Even if she couldn't see she knew what their faces must look like. "I don't have any other choice. If I don't settle things with him he'll attack all of you and I won't be able to bear it." Kaoru closed her eyes tight to prevent the tears from coming. "Eventually I will go and settle things with him. It may cost my life but if that is what it takes I will accept it." Silence filled the room. Kaoru had pulled away from Kenshin and was now standing up. She smiled at all of them. "I need to rest right now I'm tired from what happened in the forest so you guys eat dinner without me. Oyasumi minna, oh thanks for the room guys." With that said she turned and felt her way towards her room. At least she knew her way around pretty good. Kenshin stared after her, shocked by what she had said. She was risking everything for their sake.
"We should let her be for now Battousai. Just give her some time before you go to her," Aoshi said as they all headed into the room where the food was waiting. "Hai," Kenshin said not really paying attention to them. Dinner wasn't exactly the nicest thing, nobody really ate much. Unknown to them Kaoru had not really gone to her room. Rather, she was sitting against the wall of the hallway and she could hear them talking.
"I can't believe her! Why would she go fight some crazy idiot knowing full well she may not survive?!" Misao screamed. Aoshi put an arm around her to help calm her, not that it would really work. "She knows this guy will attack us and especially Battousai if she doesn't go to him or show herself to him. So she is going." Misao shook her head. "She shouldn't she shouldn't! She's going to get herself killed!"
"I won't let her." They both turned to Kenshin. "I told her I wasn't going to leave her side no matter what and I meant it. I have tried to stop her demo, it doesn't look like she will change her mind. It's no good trying to stop her."
"Why not?! Why can't you stop her?" Misao protested. Kenshin sighed staring in the direction of Kaoru's room. "I know because she tried to stop me from doing something like this two years ago." Misao froze. "When you went to fight Shishio right?" Kenshin nodded. "No matter what she did I wasn't going to change my mind, and I know she won't either. I know it. Demo, if she won't change her mind I'm going with her. I want to be there to protect her with my life no matter what."
"I do too!!!" Misao chimed. Kaoru felt tears prick her eyes. 'They are true friends. But I can't let them come with me and get involved in this. I have to leave as soon as I can.' She decided she had better now that they were distracted in a conversation. Picking up her sword she wrote a small note and left it in her room. Then she tiptoed past everyone doing her best not to bump into anything and stumbled out into the night. She never heard the last of the conversation between Kenshin and Misao.
"You have strong feelings for her don't you?"
"Hai, I love her so much. And I swore I wasn't going to let her go again."
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KYAAAA!!!!! Short chapter!!!! Yes it was a bit short and sorry for the inconvenience. But please R/R all the same! I want to thank you for supporting me through this story you guys are the best!